| Orchestra or Band | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Jeu de cartes', Stravinsky,
'Cello Concerto', W Walton,
'14 Canons, BWV 1087 (Goldberg Variations)', Bach, , orch. Goldmann,
'Symphony Mathis der Maler', Hindemith |
| Performance Notes | In 2021, the BBC Proms returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a summer of live music, as it has done every year since 1941. With 52 concerts over 44 days, featuring 30 orchestras and ensembles and more than 2,000 musicians, this ambitious season promises a celebration of live music on a scale not seen since before the pandemic. From the power of a symphony orchestra to the sheer joy of a single performer on the Halls magnificent organ, this summer we look forward to coming together through music. Every Prom will be live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds.
Vladimir Jurowski makes his final appearance as the London Philharmonic Orchestras Principal Conductor after nearly 20 years in a concert of the 20th-century repertoire he has championed so passionately during his time in London. The rise of Nazism is the catalyst for both Stravinskys ballet Jeu de cartes (Card Game), in which forces of good triumph over the wicked Joker, and Hindemiths symphony Mathis der Maler (Mathis the Painter), in which the demons and angels of the Isenheim Altarpiece are vividly dramatised. Waltons rhapsodic Cello Concerto takes us forwards to the 1950s and the end of the composers career. Leading British cellist Steven Isserlis is the soloist.
The season was shortened to six, rather than eight, weeks because of the financial risk to the BBC not knowing audience sizes due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| Related Archival Material | Prospectus (RAHE/1/2021/5),
Programme (RAHE/1/2021/20),
Digital photographs,
Autograph (RAHE/8/1/15) |